Category: Android
Sony Ericsson have started to roll out a software update for new Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY customers. It’s starting to roll out now, so keep an eye out for an update message on your handset. The improvements include battery performance, software and WiFi stability, touch responsiveness and …
Carphone Warehouse have had the INQ Cloud Touch for a little while now but at a rather expensive price of around £250 on launch. Tonight on checking their site they have lowered the price on PAYG (which also happens to be unlocked!) to just £119.99 when topping up …
Today the BBC released their dedicate long awaited news app for Android. There are plenty of third party news apps out there linking to the BBC, but Android fans have been missing out on the official app up until now -all you iphone owners can stop sniggering at …
Quick. Get your utterly brilliant Samsung Galaxy S II and check for updates, it looks like extra battery life and camera improvements are ready to download. The update, which is available via Kies too, should give you better GPS accuracy and a performance boost too. If you’re still …
Back at Mobile World Congress we got some time with the Alcatel One Touch 990. It’s powered by a 600MHz CPU and has a 320×480 pixel screen with a 1300mAh battery, WiFi, GPS and a 5 megapixel camera. Aimed squarely at the mass market, this is coming to …
In a rather strange move,Twitter has added email notifications for @ replies. You may have noticed this by the amount of emails suddenly appearing in your inbox! This does seem strange as you surely know when someone has mentioned you by simply looking at and reading your timeline… …
If you had read my post yesterday < Here > ( of course you did! why did I even ask….) you would know that HTC have recently changed their policy on locking bootloaders for their smartphones and basically doing their best to stop the devices being played with …
SPB have recently been porting their various apps from Windows Mobile and iOS over to Android. We have seen them release SPB Wallet, SPB Shell and SPB Wireless Monitor. Today they have released SPB Time. To quote SPB, “SPB Time is an adavanced, skinnable time toolbox for your …
So, you either know what the title is referring to, you’ve a vague idea or you haven’t the first clue. Stick with it though as i suggest this could affect all smartphone owners. I’ll explain, in simple terms, what this means, what you can do with your phone and what …
Are you Team Android or Team Apple? Well, the side whose colours you nail to the mast are usually picked solely on user preference, company offerings, and not least, first impressions. After what seems like an eternity (but in reality is only 2.5 years since Android came onto …
During my visit to Sony Ericsson in London a new service for the Xperia range was shown – Facebook inside. It adds much more integration to the native apps in Android. As we know Android phones synchronise with Facebook already but this is really as far as contacts …
Sony Ericsson have taken the original Mini and Mini Pro and given them a dose of steroids. Added is the latest Gingerbread Android OS, a 3″ screen with reality display with BRAVIA engine and 720p video recording. Both have 2.3.2 at present but an update to 2.3.3 for …
It seems a ton of Android developers are keen to mimic the minimalistic style of Windows Phone 7, and the developer of hugely popular Launcher Pro has decided he wants to make his own replica of WP7’s music player for Android. It is a pretty much perfect copy; …
A couple of months back rumours were circulating that the HTC Evo 3D would be coming to Europe and it looks like those rumours might be coming true. Various blogs are reporting that Vodafone UK will be launching it as just the “HTC Evo” with a release date …
So I have been playing with this application for a week know and I have been quite happy with it’s performance. There are a few things that could be improved and I’d like to reach out to the developers and offer my help as a tester because I …
A month ago we saw the Samsung Galaxy Tab on O2 for £299. Now eBay appears to have gone one better, with this £249.99 offer on the 7″ Android tablet. eBay have got 500 of these in stock (so we shouldn’t see any delays in theory), but be …
Ebuyer have a limited supply of the new Playstation phone for £399. This is unlocked (SIM free) and comes with 5 games pre-loaded, including FIFA 10. So if you’re looking for this phone, its a great price, but supply is limited. Link – Ebuyer
Tonight my wife is out, which means I’m cooking, which means we’re ordering in. Luckily Dominos Pizza have come to the rescue of lazy / rubbish cooks everywhere by releasing this free app. You can simply click in, choose a pizza, add you own toppings and even use …
It’s official, the HTC Sensation has hit Vodafone UK. You can pick up the phone for free with a 24-month, £30 per month contract. If you want to pay less than £30, you’ll be paying around £100 for the phone depending on the contract you choose. If you’ve …
OK, so you guys probably think that filming video reviews is glamourous right ? Supermodels, world travel, super-stars and fine wine ? Well, it’s not quite that flash, but you can now have a go yourself courtesy of Sony Ericsson. Best of all, you can win yourself some …
The HTC Incredible S is also getting in on the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) action with Orange customers seeing the update today. Glen and Tony Mann emailed us about this, with Glen stating…. Just to let you know, my UK Orange contract Incredible S received its Gingerbread update last …
Fancy the Desire S, but in a nice shade of red? Head over to your local Vodafone shop with a nice smile on your face and it could be yours. It forms part of their extensive line-up of HTC devices which also includes the Sensation (available from today) …
We’ve been tracking this since Three announced it was to carry the device back in February. The 7″ tablet, which has a 5 megapixel camera, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, also includes the clever HTC Scribe technology. One thing that has confused us slightly is the …
We’ve only had a brief look at the HTC Flyer so far (we’re sending chocolates to HTC and everything) but, with the stylus and funky HTC Scribing system it seems to be generating some very positive remarks around the web. HTC are feeling a warm vibe too, with …
The Desire HD updates are now rolling out to Virgin Mobile branded devices. Jon Pewtner has emailed in to let us know that his Desire HD handset has just received the update over the air. It’s now reporting Android version 2.3.3. Let us know if you’ve got your …
SPB Wallet has been around for many years now. It initially appeared on Windows Mobile devices years ago and more recently appeared on ios. It has been eagerly anticipated as many people used it on Windows Mobile and moved to Android only to find they could not use …
Samsung have added the Chromebook to their US website. Choose from the 3G model with an Intel ATOM N570 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD for $499 (around £307.37) or the WiFi-only version for $429 (£264.25). Specs include a 12.1″ display, 8.5 hours of battery life and, …
With Acer knocking out the TV adverts there’s good news for new and existing owners – Android 3.1 will be coming to the Iconia A500 device as soon as next month. Acer have got some pretty big ad-spots on TV right now, and it’s becoming a bit of …
O2-UK have updated their Coming Soon section of the website and now have the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro due for June. No not the old one with the same name, the brand spanking new higher spec version complete with 1Ghz processor under the hood and running Android …
We’ve seen some pretty good pricing coming out of O2 recently. They had the Samsung Galaxy Tab up for £299 and the Galaxy S II for just £399. Both devices were available on Pay & Go and many people decided to take advantage, however we’re now being contacted …
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones is a rather lucky fella. He’s got the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Atrix on test right now and examines the threat they pose to the iPad. He makes some valid points about this… So, two innovative ways of taking mobile computing forward on …
Vodafone have just uploaded this sneak peek video showing their new Vodafone Smart. Heidi from Vodafone gives us a tour of this new Android 2.2 device and it’ll be available on Pay As You Go pretty soon. It has a 2 megapixel camera, 2.8″ capacitive touch screen, WiFi, …
A lot of people have seen me carrying the Samsung Galaxy S II around and they’re initially mentioning how similar it looks to the iPhone. The inevitable comparisons will be drawn to the iPhone and there’s lots of sites already calling this the “iPhone killer”. Is it ? …
Tomorrow we’ll have our full Samsung Galaxy S II review online. I’ve had a few emails about this device over this last week so I thought I’d give you a look at the videos we’re including in the main review tomorrow. This will give you a good look …
Those new Xperia mini phones that appeared a couple of weeks of go now seem to have a bigger a brother. The ST18i, which looks to be the all-new X8 or X10, also has the codename of “Asuza” and has both rear and front camera units. This device …
Morning all. Today the Desire S has appeared on the O2 website. It’s in “pastel teal”, which we’re reliably informed is this colour.. Grab it on O2 for nothing on contracts over £27 p/m or pay £149.99 up-front and just dish out £16.50 p/m for it. There is, …
This week I was asked by Spy Parent LLC if I would take a look over their application designed to help catch bullies. It’s a simple Android app designed to be able to block unwanted calls or texts and even covertly record physical bullying. Here is the first look video …
HTC have just announced that their tablet the HTC Flyer is now available to purchase in stores in two different versions which are a 3G model including 32GB memory which is expandable and a WiFi version with 16GB memory and again expandable. The Flyer was announced at Mobile …
Well, we knew that the Samsung Galaxy S II was fast, but turn everything up to 11 and it goes into orbit. Those clever dudes at XDA-Developers.com have cranked up the dual-core 1.2GHz CPU to 1.5GHz and it simply blows the competition away. There’s a few tweaks to …
LG are to stuff the um-az-in Angry Birds Rio into their new Optimus series of phones. Things kick off with the Canadian LG Optimus 2X with more handsets getting the game as they roll out in Q2. For the 14 people who’ve not downloaded it yet, head down …
